Those darn cats

Holiday road … Over at Elisabeth and George’s house, new family members Izzy and Vinny (left to right) were quite happy to make the most of this holiday season. My how the rescue kitties have fit right in so quickly with their cute ways and daily learning.

Chilly dog

She plops down. Our cherished rescue mutt stared at the foot or so of snow that had fallen on our back deck on Saturday and asked my dear wife Karen to pretty please let her out the back door to the yard. Did she have to take care of business this late afternoon? Eventually. First,…

Snow covered

Winter protection. The tarp we bought for this season is doing its job so far, covering the furniture we enjoy out back in spring, summer and fall from this January snow.

Oh, yes, winter

There will be more. My morning TV weather guy on Thursday told me that our winter weather advisory stretches until Sunday morning. Yes, my dear wife Karen and I do live in the part of the world where snow belt is part of our vocabulary. I ventured out into our backyard as a belt drifted…

Happy New Year!

Thank you, Mother Nature! I noticed a gorgeous smudge of red moving into our day while driving my dear wife Karen to begin a winter work day quite recently. Upon arrival back home, I moved to our back fence for the best view. I saved this photo just a few days to help us ring…

Now that’s a charcuterie

Yum. Elisabeth and George said they’d host the big day this year. Of course my dear wife Karen asked the kids what we could bring. I use the word we loosely. She was the one who constructed this absolutely gorgeous charcuterie plate as our contribution for the family holiday meal. Oh, yes, we toted a…

Great morning for the rescue

Thank you, mom and dad. The big morning was special at our house for our cherished rescue mutt for sure. You bet Santa packs up gifts for Ellie to unpack herself. Yes, it’s yours! This year, she received her own animal fur throw to lie on in front of the fire. All are fake, sure,…

I said I’d pick a favorite …

And the winner is … Yes, I was drinking Cabernet Franc until my pinkies stood out straight. Ha. As I reported previously, me dear wife Karen surprise-gifted me with five bottles of great wine for my birthday. I proceeded to drink the Cab Franc a glass or two a night quite happily. Three came from…

Over my shoulder

Am I the only one out here? Before I wind my way to my parked car, I take one last look at Onondaga Lake. Lucky me to take in the cool December sight.